>If laws were written by engineers, all sums of money would be expressed relativ...

AgentOrange1234 · 2026-04-12T14:13:33 1776003213

You and I must know different engineers.

dlcarrier · 2026-04-13T01:28:11 1776043691

If all laws were written by the engineers I know, they'd contain loopholes so they could do whatever they want.

    * Houses must follow building code, except for subparagraph C part II.

    * Vehicles must obey speed limits, except for subparagraph C part II.

    …

    * Somewhere buried in subparagraph C part II: Any owner, occupier, or user of property, real or physical, can file a writ of "I don't want to" with the county, which shall be automatically accepted, exempting said owner, occupier, or user from regulations.

tempaccount5050 · 2026-04-13T14:12:52 1776089572

That's literally how it works right now.

martin-t · 2026-04-12T18:56:11 1776020171

Well, inflation is a trick how to steal from people without actually reaching into their wallets. In that regard, it's genius.

Imagine the alternative that once in a while the government says it needs more money and just subtracts it from your bank account. There'd be riots.

ChrisMarshallNY · 2026-04-12T18:58:12 1776020292

> There'd be riots

Like in France?

I think that was over gas prices.